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flashlight

/ˈflæʃlaɪt/

flashlightnoun

flashlights

/ˈflæʃlaɪt/

Translations

lampe de poche

She used a flashlight to find her way through the dark forest.

Elle a utilisé une lampe de poche pour trouver son chemin dans la forêt sombre.

Additional translations

torcheUsage courant en français européen, surtout pour une lampe portable.

Definitions

A portable hand-held electric light.

She used a flashlight to find her way through the dark forest.

Synonyms

flashlightverb

flashlighted

Past Simple

flashlighted

Past Participle

flashlighting

ing-form

US informal transitive verb meaning 'to shine a flashlight on'.

Translations

Additional translations

éclairerEmploi rare; se dit d’une action réalisée à l’aide d’une lampe de poche.

Definitions

To shine a flashlight on; to illuminate or search with a flashlight.

The ranger flashlighted the trail to look for wildlife.

Synonyms

torch (UK: verb)

light up

flashlightadjective

/ˈflæʃ.laɪt/

Used attributively in compounds such as 'flashlight app' or 'flashlight batteries'.

Translations

de lampe de poche

I opened the flashlight app when the power went out.

J’ai ouvert l’application de lampe de poche quand il y a eu une panne de courant.

Additional translations

de torchePlus naturel dans certaines variétés du français, notamment en contexte technique ou informel.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for use with a flashlight.

I opened the flashlight app when the power went out.